DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (PALM SPRINGS, CA) Detailed Hospital Profile

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	99.0%
California:	99.3%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
California:	99.0%

Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

This Hospital:	96.0%
California:	96.8%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.5%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
California:	99.6%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	95.0%
State:	93.9%

Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	97.5%

Heart Failure

Percent of patients who were given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

Here:	100.0%
California:	98.9%

Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

Here:	97.0%
State:	96.2%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	95.0%
California:	93.5%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.4%

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	96.1%

Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics

Here:	95.0%
State:	96.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.1%

Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

Here:	98.0%
California:	95.9%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	94.0%
California:	94.3%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	99.0%
California:	95.8%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	98.1%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	96.3%

Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.2%

Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot

Here:	91.0%
California:	96.0%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries

Here:	95.0%
State:	96.9%

Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery

Here:	95.0%
State:	94.7%

Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	99.8%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery

Here:	94.0%
California:	93.9%

Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them

Here:	99.0%
State:	96.1%

Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)

Here:	99.0%
California:	95.1%

Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	95.5%

Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	15.3%
California:	14.9%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	13.9%
State:	10.9%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	11.6%
California:	11.7%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	18.1%
State:	19.3%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	25.7%
California:	24.4%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	17.0%
California:	18.3%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy.

Here:	41.500%
California:	33.932%

Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.

This Hospital:	19.000%
California:	8.180%

Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.

This Hospital:	0.155%
California:	0.170%

Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.

Here:	0.286%
State:	0.043%

Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery

This Hospital:	8.100%
State:	5.492%

Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time

This Hospital:	3.700%
California:	1.898%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries

This Hospital:	0.710%
California:	0.625%

Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein

This Hospital:	0.507%
California:	0.530%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 37%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	4%
State:	7%

Usually

This Hospital:	19%
State:	21%

Always

Here:	77%
State:	72%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	7%
California:	6%

Usually

This Hospital:	16%
State:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	77%
California:	77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	11%
State:	13%

Usually

Here:	28%
State:	28%

Always

This Hospital:	61%
California:	59%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	7%
California:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	19%
State:	25%

Always

This Hospital:	74%
State:	67%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	20%
State:	23%

Usually

This Hospital:	22%
State:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	58%
California:	58%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never

Here:	12%
California:	10%

Usually

Here:	22%
State:	21%

Always

Here:	66%
State:	69%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	15%
State:	18%

Usually

This Hospital:	33%
California:	33%

Always

This Hospital:	52%
State:	49%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes

This Hospital:	81%
California:	81%

Here:	19%
California:	19%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower

Here:	8%
State:	10%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	25%
State:	24%

9 or 10

Here:	67%
State:	66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	5%
State:	7%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	22%
State:	24%

Yes, definitely

Here:	73%
State:	69%

Quality Measures

Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

Here:	56.6%
State:	21.2%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

Here:	99.5%
California:	81.9%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

This Hospital:	98.9%
State:	79.7%

Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	3.9%
California:	2.2%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$80,218
State:	$55,746

Average Total Payments

Here:	$9,078
California:	$9,903

Number of discharges: 12

This Hospital:	0.59%
California:	0.48%

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$56,310
State:	$40,505

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$6,228
California:	$6,444

Number of discharges: 16

Here:	0.79%
California:	0.21%

Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$50,578
State:	$27,915

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$5,055
State:	$5,741

Number of discharges: 11

This Hospital:	0.54%
State:	0.43%

Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$51,575
State:	$39,980

Average Total Payments

Here:	$6,482
State:	$7,146

Number of discharges: 22

Here:	1.08%
California:	1.30%

Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$79,530
State:	$59,369

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$9,546
State:	$10,810

Number of discharges: 16

This Hospital:	0.79%
California:	0.79%

Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$39,000
State:	$28,713

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$4,566
California:	$4,819

Number of discharges: 38

This Hospital:	1.87%
California:	1.18%

Cellulitis without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$43,961
State:	$36,707

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$6,388
State:	$7,245

Number of discharges: 30

This Hospital:	1.48%
State:	2.08%

Chest Pain

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$42,641
State:	$29,034

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,098
California:	$4,742

Number of discharges: 43

This Hospital:	2.12%
California:	2.11%

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$65,286
State:	$46,809

Average Total Payments

Here:	$7,443
California:	$8,290

Number of discharges: 42

Here:	2.07%
State:	1.75%

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$80,612
State:	$58,013

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$9,181
State:	$10,305

Number of discharges: 34

Here:	1.68%
State:	2.00%

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$42,780
State:	$35,163

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,601
California:	$6,206

Number of discharges: 53

This Hospital:	2.61%
State:	1.11%

Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$80,010
California:	$62,234

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$8,639
State:	$9,681

Number of discharges: 48

Here:	2.37%
California:	1.28%

Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$59,222
State:	$45,639

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$7,052
California:	$8,555

Number of discharges: 18

Here:	0.89%
State:	0.31%

Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$64,193
State:	$55,838

Average Total Payments

Here:	$8,918
State:	$10,485

Number of discharges: 13

This Hospital:	0.64%
State:	0.67%

Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$51,739
State:	$36,899

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,836
California:	$6,233

Number of discharges: 59

Here:	2.91%
State:	3.09%

Extracranial Procedures without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$88,175
California:	$54,275

Average Total Payments

Here:	$8,767
State:	$8,252

Number of discharges: 12

Here:	0.59%
State:	0.36%

Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$54,521
State:	$33,350

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,549
California:	$5,631

Number of discharges: 16

Here:	0.79%
State:	0.31%

G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$56,110
State:	$46,039

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$8,228
California:	$8,685

Number of discharges: 44

Here:	2.17%
California:	1.95%

G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$89,899
State:	$80,936

Average Total Payments

Here:	$12,475
California:	$15,696

Number of discharges: 16

This Hospital:	0.79%
State:	0.79%

G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$40,962
State:	$31,715

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,514
State:	$5,899

Number of discharges: 15

Here:	0.74%
California:	0.44%

G.I. Obstruction with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$52,571
California:	$44,086

Average Total Payments

Here:	$7,234
California:	$8,042

Number of discharges: 12

Here:	0.59%
California:	0.72%

G.I. Obstruction without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$42,748
State:	$30,586

Average Total Payments

Here:	$7,885
State:	$5,436

Number of discharges: 24

This Hospital:	1.18%
State:	0.47%

Heart Failure and Shock with Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$57,225
California:	$47,292

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$7,917
California:	$8,831

Number of discharges: 56

Here:	2.76%
California:	2.91%

Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$89,345
California:	$70,963

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$11,445
State:	$13,159

Number of discharges: 36

This Hospital:	1.78%
State:	3.03%

Heart Failure and Shock without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$47,211
California:	$32,995

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$5,302
State:	$5,851

Number of discharges: 22

Here:	1.08%
California:	1.02%

Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$126,870
State:	$88,197

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$14,049
California:	$15,201

Number of discharges: 32

This Hospital:	1.58%
State:	1.05%

Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$141,002
California:	$139,101

Average Total Payments

Here:	$22,896
California:	$25,918

Number of discharges: 13

This Hospital:	0.64%
State:	0.25%

Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$97,431
State:	$68,603

Average Total Payments

Here:	$11,841
California:	$12,359

Number of discharges: 29

This Hospital:	1.43%
State:	0.32%

Hypertension without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$46,371
California:	$30,058

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$4,749
State:	$5,453

Number of discharges: 12

This Hospital:	0.59%
State:	0.19%

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$335,582
State:	$260,329

Average Total Payments

Here:	$45,603
State:	$51,393

Number of discharges: 14

Here:	0.69%
California:	0.87%

Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$72,176
State:	$55,669

Average Total Payments

Here:	$8,643
California:	$9,837

Number of discharges: 41

This Hospital:	2.02%
California:	1.65%

Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$126,946
California:	$95,326

Average Total Payments

Here:	$16,119
State:	$17,327

Number of discharges: 23

Here:	1.13%
State:	1.11%

Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$53,746
California:	$42,438

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$6,282
California:	$6,978

Number of discharges: 31

This Hospital:	1.53%
California:	0.78%

Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$39,558
State:	$36,114

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,962
California:	$6,728

Number of discharges: 55

Here:	2.71%
California:	2.98%

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$58,330
State:	$59,926

Average Total Payments

Here:	$9,912
California:	$10,745

Number of discharges: 11

This Hospital:	0.54%
California:	0.36%

Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$98,356
State:	$88,239

Average Total Payments

Here:	$15,844
California:	$17,187

Number of discharges: 144

Here:	7.10%
State:	6.26%

Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$162,837
State:	$124,615

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$20,241
State:	$22,968

Number of discharges: 17

Here:	0.84%
State:	0.69%

Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$376,201
California:	$258,767

Average Total Payments

Here:	$43,025
State:	$49,384

Number of discharges: 17

This Hospital:	0.84%
State:	0.51%

Medical Back Problems without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$69,965
California:	$42,156

Average Total Payments

Here:	$6,145
California:	$6,908

Number of discharges: 18

Here:	0.89%
California:	0.92%

Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$71,251
California:	$49,218

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$8,748
California:	$10,092

Number of discharges: 21

This Hospital:	1.04%
California:	0.94%

Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$52,393
State:	$32,446

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,373
California:	$5,975

Number of discharges: 32

This Hospital:	1.58%
California:	2.21%

Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$109,868
California:	$89,034

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$14,553
State:	$17,349

Number of discharges: 21

This Hospital:	1.04%
California:	0.83%

Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$49,805
California:	$47,223

Average Total Payments

Here:	$7,927
State:	$9,528

Number of discharges: 12

This Hospital:	0.59%
California:	0.32%

Other Vascular Procedures with Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$185,731
California:	$124,507

Average Total Payments

Here:	$19,383
State:	$21,685

Number of discharges: 14

Here:	0.69%
State:	0.44%

Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$118,297
California:	$141,530

Average Total Payments

Here:	$22,945
California:	$28,554

Number of discharges: 12

Here:	0.59%
State:	0.56%

Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$184,592
State:	$166,637

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$24,548
California:	$28,878

Number of discharges: 27

This Hospital:	1.33%
State:	0.42%

Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$118,476
California:	$102,086

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$15,216
California:	$16,769

Number of discharges: 61

This Hospital:	3.01%
California:	1.40%

Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$41,726
California:	$46,464

Average Total Payments

Here:	$7,191
State:	$8,334

Number of discharges: 15

This Hospital:	0.74%
State:	0.45%

Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$95,599
State:	$107,281

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$20,483
California:	$22,071

Number of discharges: 17

This Hospital:	0.84%
California:	0.47%

Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$70,882
California:	$78,140

Average Total Payments

Here:	$15,805
State:	$16,377

Number of discharges: 14

This Hospital:	0.69%
State:	0.41%

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$114,677
California:	$68,498

Average Total Payments

Here:	$12,224
California:	$12,969

Number of discharges: 18

This Hospital:	0.89%
California:	0.29%

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$39,898
State:	$32,752

Average Total Payments

Here:	$4,807
California:	$5,599

Number of discharges: 19

This Hospital:	0.94%
State:	0.35%

Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$74,739
State:	$64,758

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$9,902
California:	$11,179

Number of discharges: 13

Here:	0.64%
State:	1.15%

Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$75,835
California:	$51,386

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$8,249
California:	$8,854

Number of discharges: 20

Here:	0.99%
State:	0.29%

Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$52,315
California:	$54,654

Average Total Payments

Here:	$9,720
State:	$11,520

Number of discharges: 13

This Hospital:	0.64%
California:	0.36%

Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$53,733
California:	$35,878

Average Total Payments

Here:	$6,160
California:	$7,039

Number of discharges: 31

Here:	1.53%
California:	1.21%

Renal Failure with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$72,215
State:	$48,439

Average Total Payments

Here:	$8,046
California:	$8,967

Number of discharges: 48

This Hospital:	2.37%
California:	1.90%

Renal Failure with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$95,473
State:	$72,128

Average Total Payments

Here:	$12,709
State:	$14,548

Number of discharges: 39

This Hospital:	1.92%
California:	1.48%

Renal Failure without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$53,782
State:	$34,982

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,103
State:	$5,448

Number of discharges: 16

This Hospital:	0.79%
State:	0.12%

Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$70,284
State:	$70,949

Average Total Payments

Here:	$11,419
State:	$12,543

Number of discharges: 13

This Hospital:	0.64%
State:	1.04%

Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$125,327
State:	$101,885

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$14,594
State:	$17,925

Number of discharges: 18

This Hospital:	0.89%
California:	1.30%

Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$145,149
State:	$120,888

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$17,765
State:	$21,006

Number of discharges: 32

This Hospital:	1.58%
California:	0.92%

Seizures without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$44,451
State:	$38,752

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,887
State:	$6,932

Number of discharges: 12

This Hospital:	0.59%
State:	0.59%

Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$132,920
California:	$90,173

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$15,346
State:	$16,748

Number of discharges: 67

Here:	3.30%
California:	7.21%

Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$75,281
California:	$50,385

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$8,885
State:	$9,612

Number of discharges: 39

Here:	1.92%
State:	2.35%

Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$51,816
California:	$35,628

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$5,307
California:	$6,112

Number of discharges: 26

This Hospital:	1.28%
California:	0.53%

Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$63,774
California:	$48,755

Average Total Payments

Here:	$7,823
State:	$8,695

Number of discharges: 70

Here:	3.45%
State:	2.75%

Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$115,842
California:	$70,362

Average Total Payments

Here:	$12,461
California:	$12,496

Number of discharges: 16

This Hospital:	0.79%
State:	1.89%

Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$48,339
State:	$34,477

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,478
California:	$5,838

Number of discharges: 30

Here:	1.48%
State:	0.97%

Syncope and Collapse

Average Covered Charges

This Hospital:	$50,634
State:	$37,038

Average Total Payments

This Hospital:	$5,547
State:	$6,233

Number of discharges: 60

This Hospital:	2.96%
State:	1.60%

Transient Ischemia

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$49,213
California:	$37,396

Average Total Payments

Here:	$5,649
California:	$6,120

Number of discharges: 17

This Hospital:	0.84%
State:	0.94%

Complaint Deficiency

Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide proper discharge planning and communication, of the resident's health status and summary of the resident's stay
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Did not have a written emergency evacuation plan
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Give each resident a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Tell the resident or the resident's representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident's bed
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Safely provide drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, by a licensed pharmacist
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Have a detailed, written plan for disasters and emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Train all employees on what to do in an emergency, and carry out announced staff drills
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents or theft of resident property
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Have a detailed, written plan for disasters and emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Approved construction type or materials
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few

DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - PALM SPRINGS, CA

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Heart Failure

Pneumonia

Surgery

Outcome of Care

Use of Medical Imaging

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Quality Measures

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Complaint Deficiency

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